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  2. Trams in Sydney - Wikipedia

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    Sydney's first tram was horse-drawn, running from the old Sydney railway station to Circular Quay along Pitt Street. [ 1 ] Built in 1861, the design was compromised by the desire to haul railway freight wagons along the line to supply city businesses and return cargo from the docks at Circular Quay with passenger traffic as an afterthought.

  3. List of former tramway junctions in Sydney - Wikipedia

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    Trams to the point opposite the Spit (via Steyne Junction and the beachfront) branched from trams to Brookvale. Other trams toward the Spit went via Belgrave Street. [2] [55] Steyne Junction and track along the beachfront were closed in December 1914. [56] Manly tram services ceased altogether in 1939. (Name is no longer used) White Bay Junction

  4. Rozelle Tram Depot - Wikipedia

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    One of the trams was R1 class 1995, the last tram to operate on Sydney's original tram network, entering Randwick Tramway Workshops in February 1961 on the last day of operations. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In 1995 and 1996, the adjacent Harold Park Paceway was reconstructed and expanded over Johnstons Creek and the original tram depot access road.

  5. Trams in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The Inner West Light Rail has reutilised the platforms at Central station formerly used by Sydney's tram network. Sydney once had quite an extensive tram system, having been in place since 1879, with a short-lived earlier line opened between 1861 and 1866. The system was hugely popular by the 20th century, with an average of more than one tram ...

  6. O-class Sydney tram - Wikipedia

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    A prototype (806) was built at Randwick Tramway Workshops in 1907, before the Meadowbank Manufacturing Company built a further 625 between 1908 and 1914. They were nicknamed Dreadnoughts, after a powerful British warship of the day, the Sydney press referred to them as Toastracks as all the seats were transverse or crossbench.

  7. Sydney Tramway Museum - Wikipedia

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    Former Railway Square tram stop re-erected at the Sydney Tramway Museum in July 2016 Royal National Park line in April 2020 'Construction of the museum at its original site on the edge of the Royal National Park commenced in August 1956. [1] It was officially opened in March 1965 by NSW Deputy Premier Pat Hills. The facilities were basic ...

  8. Sydney steam tram motor - Wikipedia

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    In 1905-6 steam tram routes were replaced by electric trams, with the former gradually relegated to outer suburbs. Government tram lines in Sydney that weren't converted to electric operation were the Kogarah to San Souci line , the Arncliffe to Bexley line , the Sutherland to Cronulla line , and the line from Parramatta to Castle Hill .

  9. J-class Sydney tram - Wikipedia

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    The J-class trams were built as replacements for the King Street to Ocean Street, Edgecliff cable line designed to provide a frequent schedule, but with a lower seating capacity. Some briefly operated on the Manly lines in 1911. Withdrawals commenced in 1934 with the entry of the R Class trams, with all out of service by 1936. [1]